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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20191111493 · 11/4/2019 · THYSSENKRUPP Elevator Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Cutting handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Elevators

Employer

Name
THYSSENKRUPP Elevator Corporation
Location
245 Peachtree Ave. NE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30305
NAICS
423830
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a wire rope on an elevator. A pair of wire rope cutters were on the counterweight. When he started the elevator, the wire rope cutters fell on his foot, causing a fracture and laceration that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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